Housing density: 867 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2016: $145,331.
Median contract rent in 2016: $346 (lower quartile is $249, upper quartile is $431)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2016: $572
Median gross rent in Burlington, IA in 2016: $437
Housing units in Burlington with a mortgage: 4,129 (61 second mortgage, 195 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,242
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $60,584
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $38,202
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $93,438 (it was $62,700 in 2000)
Burlington:
$93,438
Iowa:
$142,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $66,217 - $146,086
Mean price in 2016:
Detached houses: $110,537
Here:
$110,537
State:
$179,425
Townhouses or other attached units: $151,079
Here:
$151,079
State:
$194,502
In 2-unit structures: $106,994
Here:
$106,994
State:
$132,478
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $120,030
Here:
$120,030
State:
$137,270
Mobile homes: $23,098
Here:
$23,098
State:
$49,582
Median year house/condo built: 1942
Median year apartment built: 1958
Household type by relationship:
Households: 25,722
In family households: 20,606 (2,978 male householders, 3,767 female householders)
4,369 spouses, 7,255 children (6,648 natural, 168 adopted, 442 stepchildren), 406 grandchildren, 192 brothers or sisters, 284 parents, 272 other relatives, 1,185 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,673 (1,820 male householders (1,604 living alone)), 2,271 female householders (2,067 living alone)), 575 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 441
Size of family households: 3,277 2-persons, 1,432 3-persons, 1,333 4-persons, 429 5-persons, 123 6-persons, 81 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,671 1-person, 397 2-persons, 24 3-persons.
2,811 married couples with children.
2,708 single-parent households (703 men, 2,005 women).
96.5% of residents of Burlington speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 488 (1.9%)
(42.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Burlington, Iowa:
141 room
02 rooms
1263 rooms
9004 rooms
1,4965 rooms
1,4626 rooms
1,3117 rooms
9988 rooms
1,0189+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Burlington population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Burlington, Iowa:
1161 room
1802 rooms
6443 rooms
8744 rooms
7345 rooms
5446 rooms
1077 rooms
1838 rooms
359+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Burlington population
Year house built
Median 2016 house/condo value by year built ($)
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit ($)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Burlington, IA household income distribution
952Less than $10,000
631$10,000 to $14,999
672$15,000 to $19,999
684$20,000 to $24,999
739$25,000 to $29,999
820$30,000 to $34,999
626$35,000 to $39,999
609$40,000 to $44,999
594$45,000 to $49,999
838$50,000 to $59,999
1,000$60,000 to $74,999
1,161$75,000 to $99,999
597$100,000 to $124,999
360$125,000 to $149,999
161$150,000 to $199,999
179$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2016 in Burlington, IA
103Less than $10,000
61$10,000 to $14,999
59$15,000 to $19,999
167$20,000 to $24,999
73$25,000 to $29,999
119$30,000 to $34,999
58$35,000 to $39,999
244$40,000 to $49,999
535$50,000 to $59,999
839$60,000 to $69,999
634$70,000 to $79,999
612$80,000 to $89,999
548$90,000 to $99,999
826$100,000 to $124,999
616$125,000 to $149,999
599$150,000 to $174,999
291$175,000 to $199,999
298$200,000 to $249,999
119$250,000 to $299,999
63$300,000 to $399,999
56$400,000 to $499,999
57$500,000 to $749,999
8$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
Rent paid by renters in 2016 in Burlington, IA
98Less than $100
50$100 to $149
71$150 to $199
110$200 to $249
62$250 to $299
166$300 to $349
192$350 to $399
276$400 to $449
272$450 to $499
142$500 to $549
285$550 to $599
481$600 to $649
326$650 to $699
121$700 to $749
66$750 to $799
242$800 to $899
97$900 to $999
40$1,000 to $1,249
8$1,500 to $1,999
1$2,000 to $2,499
40$3,000 to $3,499
141No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1762010 or later
472000 to 2009
1421990 to 1999
941980 to 1989
1051970 to 1979
126Before 1970
Note: State values scaled to Burlington population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 698
5 to 9 minutes: 2,806
10 to 14 minutes: 3,597
15 to 19 minutes: 1,865
20 to 24 minutes: 977
25 to 29 minutes: 207
30 to 34 minutes: 411
35 to 39 minutes: 127
40 to 44 minutes: 60
45 to 59 minutes: 290
60 to 89 minutes: 223
90 or more minutes: 108
Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.9% Number of people working at home: 231 (2.0% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 11,091 (84%)
Carpooled: 1,015 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 56 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 18 (0%)
Taxi: 237 (2%)
Bicycle: 38 (0%)
Walked: 422 (3%)
Worked at home: 231 (2%)
First ancestries reported:
German: 3,289
American: 1,236
Irish: 734
English: 698
European: 320
Swedish: 232
Dutch: 210
Italian: 168
Scotch-Irish: 96
Scottish: 87
Polish: 85
Eastern European: 75
French (except Basque): 54
Norwegian: 49
Israeli: 42
Danish: 34
Hungarian: 33
Northern European: 30
Egyptian: 28
Bermudan: 28
African: 27
Latvian: 26
Swiss: 23
Russian: 20
French Canadian: 19
Austrian: 17
British: 13
Slovak: 12
Welsh: 10
Ukrainian: 10
Finnish: 9
Belgian: 8
Arab: 5
Lithuanian: 5
Greek: 5
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
22%Mexico
10%Germany
8%Israel
8%Philippines
5%Russia
5%Lithuania
5%Egypt
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 17,936
Other state: 7,195
Northeast: 399
Midwest: 4,499
South: 1,296
West: 992
83% of Burlington residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Iowa.
Burlington:
82.7%
State average:
84.7%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 57
Nursery to 4th grade: 26
5th and 6th grade: 37
7th and 8th grade: 69
9th grade: 96
10th grade: 207
11th grade: 208
12th grade, no diploma: 69
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,122
Less than 1 year of college: 828
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,148
Associate degree: 753
Bachelor's degree: 1,217
Master's degree: 282
Professional school degree: 166
Doctorate degree: 82
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 50
Nursery to 4th grade: 19
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 141
9th grade: 264
10th grade: 121
11th grade: 165
12th grade, no diploma: 75
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,905
Less than 1 year of college: 705
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,641
Associate degree: 1,328
Bachelor's degree: 1,249
Master's degree: 483
Professional school degree: 10
Doctorate degree: 19
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers in 2016 (%)
Unemployment by race in 2016
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
6.2%Males
3.8%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
12.7%Males
3.0%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
38.3%Males
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 9,244
One, attached: 330
Two: 360
3 or 4: 819
5 to 9: 571
10 to 19: 274
20 to 49: 225
50 or more: 238
Mobile homes: 125
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,371
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2016: 1.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2016: 3.6%
House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago
Renter moved in on average 2 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Burlington:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Burlington
German: 3,289
